World War II Honoree

Harley O. Erickson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Minot, North Dakota

Honored By

Nancy Longseth

Relationship

Daughter

ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON MARCH 30, 1942. COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AND TOPOGRAPHICAL DRAFTING AT FORT FRANCIS E. WARREN, CHEYENNE, WYOMING. COMPLETED ADDITIONAL TRAINING AT FORT ORD, CALIFORNIA. ARRIVED IN HAWAII IN JULY 1942. CREATED MAPS FOR THE INVASION OF THE GILBERT ISLANDS. SERVED ON OAHU, GILBERT ISLANDS, MARSHALL ISLANDS, SAIPAN, GUAM AND LEYTE. ARRIVED IN THE U.S. JULY 1945. DISCHARGED AT CAMP MCCOY, WISCONSIN ON OCTOBER 19, 1945.